The future of campus cards goes mobile Andy Williams, Contributing Editor As wireless connectivity becomes the norm rather than the exception, colleges are finding greater uses for handheld PDA-type devices that can simplify everything from taking food orders to checking...
Near field communication is still, technically, in its infancy, but it’s gaining a good head of steam as illustrated by this year’s edition of CardTech / SecurTech event. The show is being held May 15-17 at the Moscone Center in...
Riverside Community College District, a family of three distinct California institutions with 30,000 students, will add Wells Fargo financial services to the district-wide campus card program. The program will launch this summer at RCCD campuses in Riverside, Moreno Valley and...
Blackboard’s newest vending reader, the FlexVend, enables payments from campus cards as well as credit cards. The reader, manufactured by USA Technologies, will also accept major association label (e.g. Visa, MasterCard) contactless payment cards. Blackboard Releases New Contactless Vending Reader...
University of Illinois students will now have access to more banking services, including three branch locations, ATMs, free checking with no minimum balance and more, thanks to the university’s recently-announced agreement with TCF Bank. Burr Ridge, Illinois – TCF Bank...
Instant issuance solutions like CardWizard let campuses produce branded plastic By Chris Corum, Executive Editor If you have a bank-issued debit card in your wallet, chances are that it has a MasterCard or Visa logo on it. But if you...
By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor The use of biometrics for identification and authentication is taking hold throughout the country and in our schools. Way back in 1972, far before many people were even thinking of using biometrics in conjunction with...
This spring, students at New Mexico State University will be able to add a Visa debit card option and Wells Fargo bank account to their campus ID. Via RFP, the school selected Wells Fargo to provide financial services to the...
Change could open floodgates for contactless and other payment cards in vending, transit, unattended locations By Chris Corum, Editor Regulation E, the rule outlining consumer rights with regard to electronic financial transactions, can make things tough on new payment offerings...
The pay-for-print solution stands alone or integrates with Blackboard, CBORD, Nuvision, more By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Forty years ago, a new automobile cost about $3,500 and a printed page–at that time using a daisy wheel, dot matrix, or copying...
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
